It took three cars and a whole community to rescue an elephant from a well

By Benjamen Judd3 years ago

The image of an elephant falling down a well sounds like an idiom that got lost in translation. But unfortunately it actually happened.

In the northern regions of Kenya, an elephant had to be rescued after it was believed to have fallen into a well overnight.

During the ordeal, the elephant had become incredibly dehydrated. In footage shared on Facebook by the NRT team, the elephant can be seen taking big gulps of water from a jerry can between rescue attempts.

According to the Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT), it took over 100 litres of water, lots of digging, three cars and everyone from the local community to help it climb free. Thankfully, the hapless pachyderm didn't suffer any serious injury and was able to walk away after finally breaking free.